Fixed Income

At this point in time, volatility in the fixed income market may represent a greater risk than the potential for a sustained increase in rates.

By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - In April 2011, two years before their prices sank, a slew of bond funds that were being sold by UBS’s Puerto Rico arm appeared to its brokers to be such risky investments that they balked at promoting them to their ...

The sharp drop in energy prices will have ramifications across emerging markets. But there are bargains to be had—if you look in the right places.

It’s true; the Federal Reserve (Fed) will likely move to raise interest rates this year, but that is not necessarily going to be the only story of 2015. The fixed income market may become segmented, and we expect the yield curve ...

CNBC has not been the same ever since Maria Bartiromo left for Fox. | Copyright Mario Tama, Getty Images The financial TV news channel CNBC had one of its worst years on record in 2014, all while the stock markets continued to hit all-time h...

The Best of 2014 TimArbaev/iStock/Thinkstock 2014 was the year of the robo-advisor and retirement security, according to Lauren Foster on the CFA Institute's Enterprising Investor blog. Foster said that looking forward to 2015, two broad th...

Should stock investors heed smoke signals from the junk bond market?

Something’s afoot with interest rates. At least that’s what option market makers are telling us. Take a look at the expense trend for calls and puts on 10-year Treasury futures. If you compare the volatility assumption embedded in T-note options...